Ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti Urges Centre To Push For Dialogue With Pak

Following the death of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on February 20 urged the Centre to initiate a dialogue with Pakistan. Additionally, Mufti entreated the ruling BJP government to involve the locals to counter violence in the union territory. Earlier on February 19, two policemen lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Kashmir's Baghat area, while another policeman succumbed during an encounter in Budgam.